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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 15, 1901

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 78, No. 42.

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ARKANSAS

By A. E. Field

God has blessed the work in our Conference this season. We have in the last two months organized three new churches. The first one was organized at Cline, July 20; the second at Prescott, August 31; and the third at Batesville, September 12. We praise God for adding His blessing to the effort put forth, and may His good Spirit continue to work with us.
The eastern camp-meeting was held, according to appointment, at Batesville. C. W. Hardesty and the writer arrived there August 28, and found that Brother Watts had secured a nice grove handy to town, and had the tent already for meetings; so the meeting began on time, with a fair attendance. There were about forty of our people present, besides the brethren and sisters in Batesville. As our people began to arrive, it encouraged those who were about ready to take their stand for the truth, and they felt that they would not be alone in keeping the Sabbath. Several took a stand during the meeting, and those who had already done so were strengthened. Our good social meetings had more to do in helping them to take advance steps than any other one thing. All branches of the message had some attention. W. C. Green and wife, from the Little Rock Sanitarium, were present and gave instruction. Most of those present gave their hearts to God. This meeting proved to be a great blessing to the work in that part of the State. The Sabbath-school donations were $3; First-day offerings, $1.52; donations to the Tent fund, $27.50.
Sunday, the last day of the meeting, eight were buried with their Lord in baptism. I remained with the brethren till Thursday, when we met and organized a church of fifteen members. V. B. Watts was elected and ordained elder. There were several who desired baptism, but on account of a rain the rite was postponed to be attended to by Brother Watts. Several others will soon be ready to come into the church. God has surely blessed the work of Brethren Watts and Bender. I rejoice with them in seeing a good church as a result of their summer's work.
Our local camp-meetings have been a blessing spiritually to our people, and to the work where they were held. They have also been a success financially. A. E. FIELD.